Name: Ghostly Halloween gin recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves: 1
Ingredients: 3 slices of fresh ginger – each approx. the size of a 10p piece; 6 fresh mint leaves; 15ml simple syrup; 30ml Conker Dorset Gin; 15ml elderflower liqueur; 15ml lemon juice; 15ml soda; To garnish: mint sprig

By Jessica Dady

last updated 10 October 2022

in Recipes

It takes just five minutes to make this refreshing ghostly Halloween gin cocktail infused with mint, ginger, elderflower and lemon juice.

If you want to give this cocktail a true Halloween twist serve in spooktacular Hallween-themed tumblers complete with ghost straws. You could even pop in a drop of green food colouring to give this cocktail a ghoulish finish. This bitter sweet cocktail is not just for Halloween and can be served throughout the year thanks to the ingredients being available in all seasons.

Ingredients

3 slices of fresh ginger – each approx. the size of a 10p piece
6 fresh mint leaves
15ml simple syrup
30ml Conker Dorset Gin
15ml elderflower liqueur
15ml lemon juice
15ml soda
To garnish: mint sprig

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Method

Muddle the ginger, mint and simple syrup.
Add the gin and elderflower cordial, fill with ice and shake well.
Double strain into a single rocks glass filled with one large lump of ice.
Add soda and garnish with mint leaves.

Top tips for making ghostly Halloween gin

This recipe calls for simple syrup which means a plain, sugar-based syrup such as cane syrup or sugar syrup which you can buy in most large supermarkets or online with retailers such as Amazon. You could also opt for other flavours too.

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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 12 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.